What really sparked this blog is an exercise class I took today. My gym has started offering a new class called "Phases Fit Physique". The class is led by the gym's owners, Brian and Mindy. It's only offered on Monday mornings at 10:00, which is not conducive to my schedule. But, since I had off today - I was excited to try out the class!

Did you catch that habit change? I was excited about my day off because it meant I could go to an exercise class? REALLY? Yup!

So, I walk into this class and there are probably 20-25 other people there. We're told to partner up and we'd be going through 1 minute circuits. My first thought was "Oh man, my poor partner got stuck with the out of shape fat chick." but then I realized - THAT'S NOT ME ANYMORE. I'm not "the out of shape fat chick". Sure, I'm not at my goal weight yet, and I won't be running any marathons soon - but I can really, honestly say that I'm in good shape. In fact, I'm in the best shape I've been in EVER. And my partner was awesome. She was motivating, encouraging, and supportive. I never felt like the fat chick - I felt like the FIT chick.

The class reminded me of what I see on The Biggest Loser when they do their "last chance workout". By the end of the hour, my face was red and I was sweating like CRAZY.